The Russellville Democrat., 1887-11-02

ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


+ One of the interesting features on the
last day of the independence County fair
was the impromptu ex-Confederate re-
union at the command of Colonel Tom
Morgan, a veteran OF the war who falls
below sixty-two years of age, hence can
not draw a pension for gallant sery-
ices in the Mexican war. Some
eighty-two men fell into line and
marched around the ring, hating
/ in front of the judges stand, when Hon.
| 7. j. Stubbs delivered one Of his best
talks. A Hardee- Cleburne division bat
| tle-fag was displayed from the stand.
There are 1921 attendants at the public
schools OF Little Rock.
| State Geologist Prof. j. C. Branner. 1t Is
said, has secured some valuable assistance
| from the United States coast surveyors,
| and will shortly run an accurate line from
Little Rock to Memphis, which will en-
able him to determine the height above sea
level, and secure the exact altitude at all
points in the State.
The mill, shingle-mill and planning
mill of Mr.. G. G. Looms, situated about
three miles north of Little Rock, on the
Iron Mountain railroad, at Loomis Sta,
| tion, was consumed by fire few nights
| ago. The cause was fire in tho woods,
| and so fierce were the flames and so rapid
their advance that Mr.. Loomis and his
men were compelled to seek safety in
! flight So parched and dry were the
woods around the mill that the flames ran
through the tops of the trees, devouring g
every thing in their way. About Sl50,000
worth Of fine lumber was destroyed, with
all the buildings about them. Mr.. Loomis
puts his loss at So 900 to 81 600, upon which
there was no insurance.
More buildings were put up in Little
Rock during the past year than in any
! other city the size of this in the South.
Robert Riley was sent TO the peniten-
tiary from st. Francis County for two
| years for forgery.
The State Treasurer recently exchanged
| $4,000 of the State certificates of indebt-
edness for ten bonds and coupons, amounC-
| ing to $4,000.
The opening of the Arkansas State Ex-
position at Glenwood park, Little Rock,
was a success. IL exceeded the expecta-
tions of the original promoters of the en-
terprise.
A post office has been established at
Fay, Hampstead County, with Jas. NJ.
Williams as postmaster.
j. ]. McGrain's cotton gin, about eigh-
teen miles east of Mountain View, Stone
County, was destroyed by fire few
| nights ago, and eighteen bales of cotton
and considerable machinery was burned,
loss about $5,000
J. w. Love, who robbed the post office
and two stores at Paiarm the night of the
23d, was captured and lodged in Jail at
Little Rock. Love is wanted in Faulkner
/ County for robbery.
A fire broke out IN a restaurant, which
is in the new Capital Theatre building at
Little Rock, recently fitted up and valued
at $4,000. For awhile it looked as II the
whole building would be consumed, but
the prompt work of the fire department.
checked the flames. The damage done to
the building and restaurant was $500.
Governor Hughes has pardoned Joseph
Ballentine, ex-town marshal of Alma, who
was sentenced to the penitentiary two
years for manslaughter He struck James
Warren with cane on the head, which
| wound resulted in Warren's death The
deceased was making hostile demonstra-
tions toward Ballentine, when the latter
struck him. The Governor was satisfied
that Ballentine did not intend to commit
murder, but was defending himself from
an attack. Hon. j. H. Rogers, the clerk
and sheriff, and other officer Of Crawford
County, recommended the pardon.
R. L. Landers, sheriff OF lizard County,
.'.I...;.;s- az ,,at.r,a.s ,,,,,rda.ar Iahr
~. a. a ,,;iIad : ss.,.,a,. -
- ,.at saiI Ei;r+ rot ~ ..,,th
g. ..sy sa,,,aoa N sn,ith fo,.
~rand ,arcanv and Jobn Russell for
BURGLARY also went from the same county
-, q avs ,,aars, sentenca
as,r;..s aua rooa;,,aa a. r,t,,s poct
from, Eng,ond sav days ago 10 ,et the
cortracts a. once for the construction Of
tha I.;ttIa pocb a. A1axandria RAILROAD
~ ;s ra,ortad tbat +ba yort u;ll ba dopa
~ j. cnnst,,ct;on connanv with haad-
Quarters In Little Rock. This course will
be adopted because of the law prohibiting
foreign CORPORATIONS from operating rail-
roads In Arkansas. The road will be a
little more than $50 miles in length. This
Ia the second line now contracted to build
to Little Rock this year.
Tha a,aoant uttla staamsr AIharta.
orvns - hv carta,n Aiharta smith ~ New.
nort was burnaa 10 tba watar,s edoa nj
Tnd,sn Raw q few NIGHTS ago. The Are IL
srnnosad to have canobt from sharks from
the smote-stacks falling ON the cotton.
,w;,h ,rhich sha Ioadsa Tha hoat was
r,I,,ad ~ ahont ss ooo which Il covered
,vitb ,psprance. This is the fourth tim
hat Cantain smith has had his boats
hu,,ad and ali have horne the name Of
AIharts n h renorted that CAPTAIN NJ.
w G;bbs was burned To death. He was
az ola steamboatman and was we'll known.
$3.50, yvaht,s I.roa oin ~ Iack.
oapse'n - -. ~. ~ e ? aat,a,, n,,nr -,
sonP 49, tn a.. ,,,.s aos,da,tss
M 20" - ~ = .so,,. 90 900. 10 ,nsnr.rca
- 80 - ~, -, ,,,-s
Inc ins'ieutiohs lof sne JIM anu ueai
ana oump make very oiour'ap.e 9no" ny
a. sne o.ase EAposlt'on " sno "senu.ss s',a ~,
OF .ne unior'unasos VIZ ~ 'ae a.h my .sas 'as
wor'u De'ei' u o"o " 'Ae o' ~ 'no''
senso -,
rroi' d o. raueee'e nas ae 'ne - pos :. !,
.ion wonaeriul ma, n,,o, ouae, P,oaao,,.s -
ARKANSAS insenui'y, s"Hso o'se,
/